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Old 23rd Jul 2021, 11:25
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Not_a_boffin
 
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
I've met him - quite a strange personality TBH

Of course he also decided to spend a fortune on 2 carriers to be assembled in his own back yard .
A popular myth - left to him, they wouldn't have been built, in fact he tried every trick in the book to avoid awarding a contract. Right up to the point when he thought it might save him

Originally Posted by Asturias56
What was needed was more T45's & more Astutes
Except you can't actually describe what they would do in the context of what the Navy is supposed to deliver.....
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